Players are disgruntled about the bans to say the least. Initially, you may be banned for a day, a week, or depending on severity, permanently! Kiss that $50 goodbye." This is a ban on the Xbox Live service as a whole, so you won't be able to go online at all during your ban.
Microsoft's Xbox Live Director, Larry Hryb (who goes by "Major Nelson" online), explains the banning process writing, "Keep in mind, this isn't just a ban on a particular game. He writes on his Twitter, "While works on getting the MW2 glitch fixed, people we catch using it will recieve suspensions from LIVE.
Stephen Toulouse is the Director of Policy and Enforcement of Xbox Live has begun issuing 24 hour bans from Xbox Live to those who use the glitch. Those who get close will be killed, upping the player's kill count. To do this you first have to switch back from and to the javelin weapon, hence the name. An error in the game allows you to detonate a grenade after you die in online play.
The mess began when players discovered the so-called "Javelin" exploit. While exact numbers are unclear, Microsoft has another brewing storm on its hands after launching the latest round in its ongoing banfest. Tough luck, buy a new console says Microsoft.īut what if you just were playing a game you'd just purchased - legally - on your unmodified Xbox 360 and you were slapped with a ban for a programmer's mistake? That's the exact scenario facing scores of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 gamers. And to add to your dismay, your console's hard drive has been bricked, your console now corrupts saves, and you lost the privilege to use your media extender. You modified your Xbox 360 console? Chances are you've been banned. Console maker Microsoft claims bans are necessary to keep the gameplay fair, but should it ban gamers for the mistake of programmers?
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